Privy-sink



T. KEELY.

PRIVY SINK.

(N0 Model.)

Patented May 29,1883.

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SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letteralatent No. 278,558, dated May 29, 1883 Application filed August 18, 1882. (No model.)

.To all whom. it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS KEELY, of Memphis, in the county-of Shelby and State of Tennessee, have invented a new and Improved PrivySink, of which the followingis.

a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of my invention is to provide a new and improved. privy-sink which can be cleaned easily, does not create any bad odors, and cannot be tampered with.

The invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts, substantially as hereinafter more fully set forth.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a 'plan view of my improved privy-sink,-showing the seat raised. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional elevation of the same on the linear m, Fig. 1, showing the seat lowered. Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional elevation of the'same on the line 3 3 ,.Fig. 1, with the cover closed. Fig. 4 is. a perspective view of the slide adjoining the perforated slide.

The box or trough A, made of cast-iron, or

- of wood lined with sheet metal, is divided into a large sink, A,.and a smaller cock-chamber, A by a trail sversepartition, B, provided with one or more apertures, a, about from four to six inches (more or less) from the bottom of the box A. The said chamber A contains the cock 0 of the supply-pipe. A valve-box, D, is attached to the opposite end of the box A, and is in communication with the same by means of an aperture, b,in the end of the box A. A slide, 1, havingits lower part perforated, is held between vertical guide-strips d on the innersurface of the end of the box A, over the said aperturefb. A slide, M, is;held between vertical guides g, parallel with and adjoining the slide I, and is provided with bow-springs N, or analogous .devices, which press it against the strips g, and thus form a close joint between the slide and the guides. Theslide M is provided with an opening, 0, at about half of its height. A box, E, provided in its side with an opening, P, corresponding in position with the opening 0 in the slide M, and with an opening,.F,surrounded by a packing-ring,

G, in the bottom, fits closely inthe box D in such a manner that thebottom opening of the box E coincides with the bottom opening, Q, of the box D. A handle, J, which is longer than the width of the box D, is pivoted to turn in the horizontal plane on the top of the box E. Check-studs h are provided on the top of the box E to check the movements of .the hanseat-holes, and the seat and box A can be made any desi'red length.

Water flows from the cock 0 into the compartment A and risesin the same until itflows over the lower edge of the apertures a into the compartment A, in which it rises until it flows over the bottom edges of the apertures O and P into the box E"and through the bottom opening of the same, the perforatedslide I retaining sticks, rags, 8m, in the compartment A, and thus protecting the sewer from being clogged and stopped. Either the box E or the slide M can be used, or both may beused together. If the trough or sink is to be flushed, the box Eis raised, andis held in a raised po sition by turning its handle transversely, so that it rests upon the upper edge of the box D, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1. Then the water can flow directly out of the bottom opening, Q, of the box D. If the slide M is provided, the same must also be raised. If the slide M only is provided and the box E is dispensed with, the slide M must be raised to flush the sink. The level of the water in the compartment A will sink sufficiently to permit removing sticks, rags, &c. Then the perforated slide I is raised and the sink is flushed, upon which the slide I is lowered, and'the slide M "is lowered or the box E replaced. By the eme evasae line position, as seen in Fig. 1, when said box is elevated, and caused, as before stated, to rest'upon the top edge of the'box D when it is desired to flush the sink-chamber. The seat K must be fastened down, so that no one can interfere and tamper with the cock 0, the slides I and M, and the box E. Urinal pipes v 'S can enter the'box A at either end.

The chamber A and boxes D and E, with their openings communicating with the main chamber A, serve to separate the supply-cock from the sink-chamber and to prevent the overflow of the sink and the submergenoe of the supply-cook.

Having-thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. The combination, with the privy-sink A,

of the perforated slide I, and the slide M, provided with an aperture,O, and the springs N, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

, 2. In a privy-sink, the box IE, provided on its bottom surface, said surface being arranged at right angles to its sides, with the apertured packing or disk Gr disposed around its discharging-opening, in combination with the valvebox 1), having an apertured bottom, substantially as and for the purpose setforth.

THOMAS KEELY.

Witnesses:

JOSEPH B. STUART, MARTINKEEL 

